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[ November 14, 2025 ] Norfolk Southern Shareholders Approve Transaction with Union Pacific Norfolk Southern
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[ November 13, 2025 ] NJ Transit Board Authorizes $917 Million to Overhaul Multilevel Railcars Commuter Rail
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[ November 13, 2025 ] Singleton to Host Second Public Meeting With NJ Transit About the River LINE Commuter Rail

Canceled in Kennesaw, but not your hearts

July 6, 2024 Todd DeFeo

I’ve decided to rebrand the series of talks I’m giving the rest of the year.

Listen: A Guy Walks Into a Train Museum

July 2, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Click here to listen.

The fight for the General (Part II)

July 1, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In October 1967, Georgia officials sued Chattanooga in federal court. Shortly thereafter, U.S. District Judge Frank Wilson ordered federal marshals to take responsibility for protecting The General, relieving Hamilton County Sheriff Frank Newell of the responsibility.

The fight for the General (Part I)

June 23, 2024 Todd DeFeo

When the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1890, the railroad took possession of the General locomotive.

A Brief Look at the Georgian Passenger Train (Part II: The Later Years and Notable Incidents)

May 17, 2024 Todd DeFeo

While the Georgian’s early years were successful, after about a decade, the train saw a decrease in ridership.

A brief look at the Georgian passenger train (Part I: The early years)

May 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.

Remembering historic railroads: The Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville

April 29, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Middle Tennessee community of Clarksville was once a bustling transportation hub.

People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad: Episode 1: Smyrna, Georgia

February 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

For this first episode of “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,” we’re in the historic Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in Smyrna, Georgia, not far from the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

DeFeo to Present ‘People and Places of the Western & Atlantic’

February 21, 2024 Railfanning.org

Railfanning.org Editor Todd DeFeo will present “People and Places of the Western & Atlantic” at the Southern Museum in Kennesaw on March 9.